Emily Levesque

Emily Levesque is an American astronomer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington.[1] She is renowned for her work on massive stars and using these stars to investigate galaxy formation. In 2014, she received the Annie Jump Cannon award for her innovative work on gamma ray bursts.[2]

Early life and education

Levesque grew up in Taunton, Massachusetts.[3] She received her undergraduate degree in physics at MIT, followed by a PhD in astronomy at the University of Hawaii in 2010.[4] She had an Einstein Fellowship from 2010-2013 followed by a Hubble Fellowship from 2013-2015, both at the University of Colorado.[5][6]

Research

Levesque uses both observations and modeling in her work. In the ultraviolet portion of the spectrum, she uses the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain spectra of star-forming galaxies.[7] In the optical, she uses the Gemini and Keck observatories on Mauna Kea and the Las Campanas Observatories in Chile to study red supergiants in the Milky Way and in the Magellanic Clouds. She has discovered many new red supergiants, as well as the first candidate for a Thorne-Zytkow object.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "UW Departments Web Server". depts.washington.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. ↑ "American Astronomical Society |". aas.org. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  3. ↑ "Faculty Spotlight: Emily Levesque". Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Levesque, Emily - Department of Astronomy". Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ↑ "Listing of all Hubble Fellows 1990-2016". Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  6. ↑ "Einstein, Chandra, and Fermi Fellows". Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  7. ↑ Zetterlund, Erika; Levesque, Emily M.; Leitherer, Claus; Danforth, Charles W. (2015-01-01). "Ultraviolet ISM Diagnostics for Star-forming Galaxies. I. Tracers of Metallicity and Extinction". The Astrophysical Journal. 805 (2): 151. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/805/2/151. ISSN 0004-637X.
  8. ↑ Levesque, Emily M.; Massey, Philip; Żytkow, Anna N.; Morrell, Nidia (2014-09-01). "Discovery of a Thorne–Żytkow object candidate in the Small Magellanic Cloud". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 443 (1): L94–L98. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/slu080. ISSN 1745-3925.

External links

Emily Levesque home page

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